Guitardude_324 - Designer Showcase

1. How long have you been playing The Golf Club?
I’ve been playing the golf club since Beta. A month or two before final release.

2. How would you describe your style of designing?
I try to make sure my courses look like they can exist in real life. This leads to courses that aren’t terribly difficult because I try to imagine that my courses are played by high handicappers as well as the pros. I try to make sure that every tee shot is memorable and different from the tee shot before it.

3. What do you use for inspiration when designing your courses?I like to use real courses and most holes are built from pictures I’ve seen. Some holes are built with elements from separate holes. Some are built on one photo with a limited point of view and I imagine everything else that isn’t seen in the photo, and usually, a couple holes on each course are a recreation of some of my favorite holes that I’ve played in the past.

4. Which two of your own courses are your favorites?
Whispering River has certainly gotten a lot of good publicity. It was intended to be 9 holes for a contest, but I ended up building the back 9 because it was well received. Last I checked, it has had over 10,000 plays worldwide which is something I’m incredibly proud of. Bailiwick Grand is a course that I built with JWFickett. It was all built around that 18th hole which was the starting point for the whole course. It wasn’t just a great partnership, but it was (and still is) a great friendship.

5. Do you play golf in real life?
Yes, I’ve been playing for 18 years (since I was 9) and I’m a 4 handicap.

6. Besides playing/designing in TGC , what are your other hobbies?
I play guitar.